Turtle Rock

Turtle Rock: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Turtle Rock

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Turtle Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.42326, -109.21040. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Turtle Rock

• Split Mountain · viewpoint · Uintah · ~8 km · Must-see
• Island Park Overlook · viewpoint · Uintah · ~15 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock · viewpoint · Moffat · ~29 km · Must-see
• Red Fleet State Park · sanctuary · Uintah · ~32 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur National Monument · sanctuary · Moffat · ~32 km · Must-see
• Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum · museum · Uintah · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mantle's Cave · cave · Moffat · ~33 km · Must-see
• Vernal Utah Temple · church · Uintah · ~35 km · Must-see
• Steinaker State Park · sanctuary · Uintah · ~37 km · Must-see
• Vernal Christian Church · church · Uintah · ~38 km · Must-see
• Zenobia Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~44 km · Must-see
• Tanks Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fantasy Canyon · viewpoint · Uintah · ~54 km · Must-see
• Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Moffat · ~60 km · Must-see
• Browns Park Waterfowl Area · sanctuary · Daggett · ~65 km · Must-see
• Kenney Reservoir · lake · Rio Blanco · ~68 km · Must-see
• Flaming Gorge Dam · lake · Daggett · ~72 km · Must-see
• Cold Spring Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~75 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Turtle Rock

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Turtle Rock

• Split Mountain · viewpoint · Uintah · ~8 km · Must-see
• Island Park Overlook · viewpoint · Uintah · ~15 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock · viewpoint · Moffat · ~29 km · Must-see
• Zenobia Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~44 km · Must-see
• Tanks Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fantasy Canyon · viewpoint · Uintah · ~54 km · Must-see
• Cold Spring Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~75 km · Must-see
• Whiterocks · viewpoint · Uintah · ~77 km · Must-see
• Diamond Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~81 km · Must-see
• Colorow Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~114 km · Must-see

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